REGULATION (EU) 2016/426 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL
of 9 March 2016
on appliances burning gaseous fuels and repealing Directive 2009/142/EC
(Text with EEA relevance)
CHAPTER I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1
Scope
Article 2
Definitions
Article 3
Making available on the market and putting into service
Article 4
Gas supply conditions
Article 5
Essential requirements
Article 6
Free movement
CHAPTER II
OBLIGATIONS OF ECONOMIC OPERATORS
Article 7
Obligations of manufacturers
Article 8
Authorised representatives
Article 9
Obligations of importers
Article 10
Obligations of distributors
Article 11
Cases in which obligations of manufacturers apply to importers and distributors
Article 12
Identification of economic operators
CHAPTER III
CONFORMITY OF APPLIANCES AND FITTINGS
Article 13
Presumption of conformity of appliances and fittings
Article 14
Conformity assessment procedures for appliances and fittings
Article 15
EU declaration of conformity
Article 16
General principles of the CE marking
Article 17
Rules and conditions for affixing the CE marking
Article 18
Inscriptions
CHAPTER IV
NOTIFICATION OF CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT BODIES
Article 19
Notification
Article 20
Notifying authorities
Article 21
Requirements relating to notifying authorities
Article 22
Information obligation on notifying authorities
Article 23
Requirements relating to notified bodies
Article 24
Presumption of conformity of notified bodies
Article 25
Subsidiaries of and subcontracting by notified bodies
Article 26
Application for notification
Article 27
Notification procedure
Article 28
Identification numbers and lists of notified bodies
Article 29
Changes to notifications
Article 30
Challenge of the competence of notified bodies
Article 31
Operational obligations of notified bodies
Article 32
Appeal against decisions of notified bodies
Article 33
Information obligation on notified bodies
Article 34
Exchange of experience
Article 35
Coordination of notified bodies
CHAPTER V
UNION MARKET SURVEILLANCE, CONTROL OF APPLIANCES AND FITTINGS ENTERING THE UNION MARKET AND UNION SAFEGUARD PROCEDURE
Article 36
Union market surveillance and control of appliances and fittings entering the Union market
Article 37
Procedure at national level for dealing with appliances or fittings presenting a risk
Article 38
Union safeguard procedure
Article 39
Compliant appliances or fittings which present a risk
Article 40
Formal non-compliance
CHAPTER VI
DELEGATED ACTS AND COMMITTEE PROCEDURE
Article 41
Exercise of the delegation
Article 42
Committee procedure
CHAPTER VII
TRANSITIONAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS
Article 43
Penalties
Article 44
Transitional provisions
Article 45
Repeal
Article 46
Entry into force and application
ANNEX I
ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS
PRELIMINARY OBSERVATIONS:
1. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
2. MATERIALS
3. DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
3.1. General
3.2. Unburned gas release
3.3. Ignition
3.4. Combustion
3.5. Rational use of energy
3.6. Temperature
3.7. Contact with food and water intended for human consumption
ANNEX II
CONTENT OF THE MEMBER STATES COMMUNICATIONS OF THE GAS SUPPLY CONDITIONS
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minimum/maximum; |
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minimum/maximum. |
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Gas composition by volume in % of the total content: |
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minimum/maximum; |
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minimum/maximum; |
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minimum/maximum; |
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minimum/maximum; |
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minimum/maximum. |
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Information on toxic components contained in the gaseous fuel. |
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That communication shall also include either of the following: |
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supply pressure at the inlet of appliances in mbar: |
nominal/minimum/maximum; |
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nominal/minimum/maximum; |
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nominal/minimum/maximum. |
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combustion reference temperature: |
15 °C; |
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volume measurement reference temperature: |
15 °C; |
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volume measurement reference pressure: |
1 013,25 mbar. |
ANNEX III
CONFORMITY ASSESSMENT PROCEDURES FOR APPLIANCES AND FITTINGS
1. MODULE B: EU TYPE-EXAMINATION — PRODUCTION TYPE
2. MODULE C2: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON INTERNAL PRODUCTION CONTROL PLUS SUPERVISED PRODUCT CHECKS AT RANDOM INTERVALS
2.2. Manufacturing
2.3. Product checks
2.4. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
2.5. Authorised representative
3. MODULE D: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON QUALITY ASSURANCE OF THE PRODUCTION PROCESS
3.2. Manufacturing
3.3. Quality system
3.4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
3.5. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
3.8. Authorised representative
4. MODULE E: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT QUALITY ASSURANCE
4.2. Manufacturing
4.3. Quality system
4.4. Surveillance under the responsibility of the notified body
4.5. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
4.8. Authorised representative
5. MODULE F: CONFORMITY TO TYPE BASED ON PRODUCT VERIFICATION
5.2. Manufacturing
5.3. Verification
5.4. Verification of conformity by examination and testing of every appliance or fitting
5.5. Statistical verification of conformity
5.6. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
5.8. Authorised representative
6. MODULE G: CONFORMITY BASED ON UNIT VERIFICATION
6.2. Technical documentation
6.3. Manufacturing
6.4. Verification
6.5. CE marking and EU declaration of conformity
6.6. Authorised representative
ANNEX IV
INSCRIPTIONS
ANNEX V
EU DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY No …
(1)
ANNEX VI
CORRELATION TABLE
Directive 2009/142/EC |
This Regulation |
Article 1(1) first subparagraph |
Article 1(1) |
Article 1(1) second subparagraph |
Article 1(3)(a) |
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Article 1(3)(b) and (c) |
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Article 1(4) to (6) |
Article 1(2) |
Article 2, points 1, 2 and 6 |
Article 1(3) |
Article 1(2) |
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Article 2, points 3, 4, 5, 7 to 31 |
Article 2(1) |
Article 3(1) |
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Article 3(2) and (3) |
Article 2(2) |
Article 4(1) and (4) |
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Article 4(2) and (3) |
Article 3 |
Article 5 |
Article 4 |
Article 6(1) and (2) |
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Article 6(3) |
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Article 7 |
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Article 8 |
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Article 9 |
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Article 10 |
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Article 11 |
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Article 12 |
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Article 13 |
Article 5(1)(a) |
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Article 5(1)(b) |
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Article 5(2) |
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Article 6 |
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Article 7 |
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Article 8(1), (2) and (4) |
Article 14(1) to (3) |
Article 8(3) and (5) |
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Article 8(6) |
Article 14(4) |
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Article 15 |
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Article 16 |
Article 9 |
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Article 10 |
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Article 11 |
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Article 12 |
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Article 19 |
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Article 27 |
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Article 28 |
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Article 30 |
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Article 31 |
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Article 32 |
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Article 33 |
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Article 34 |
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Article 35 |
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Article 36 |
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Article 37 |
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Article 39 |
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Article 40 |
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Article 41 |
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Article 42 |
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Article 43 |
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Article 44 |
Article 13 |
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Article 14 |
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Article 15 |
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Article 16 |
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Article 45 |
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Article 46 |
Annex I |
Annex I |
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Annex II |
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Annex III |
Annex III |
Annex IV |
Annex IV |
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Annex V |
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Annex VI |
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Annex V |
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Annex VI |